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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
Time for tough love
LONDON - It wasn't long ago that David Cameron launched what became known as his "Hug a Hoodie" campaign - an initiative born of a public outcry over Britain's…
Riots spread across the UK
LONDON (AP) - A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain…
Rebels aim for Libyan coast
BIR AYAD, Libya (AP) - Rebels launched a new offensive Saturday out of their stronghold in Libya's western mountains, battling regime forces in a drive toward the heartland of Moammar Gadhafi's rule on the Mediterr…
Obama mourns dead in likely Afghan shoot-down
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Saturday that the deaths of Americans in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan are a reminder of the "extraordinary" price…
Bomb hits NATO supply tankers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Police say a bomb attack in Pakistan has destroyed 16 tankers carrying fuel for U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.
World/Nation Briefs August 5, 2011
Reid announces bipartisan deal to end FAA shutdown
Somali soldiers prey on refugees
DHOBLEY, Somalia - Somalis with new uniforms and guns they say were bought by Kenya's government are supposed to be guarding the Somali-Kenya border against al…
Israel agrees to negotiate borders
JERUSALEM (AP) - In a dramatic policy shift, Israel's prime minister has agreed to negotiate the borders of a Palestinian state based on the cease-fire line that marks off the West Bank, a TV station reported Monda…
World/Nation Briefs August 1, 2011
Cheers to screams as jet from NY crashes in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Flight 523 from New York had just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot's landing in the South American country Saturday w…
World Briefs July 31, 2011
Flooding may have shifted land mines in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military warned Thursday that buried land mines may have slid down mountains eroded by flooding rains this week as the …
World / Nation briefs
Millions face food crisis in Africa
Norway rampage suspect to be held in isolation
OSLO, Norway (AP) - The self-described perpetrator of Norway's deadly bombing and shooting rampage was ordered held in solitary confinement Monday after calmly…
Long-lasting terror
OSLO, Norway - Police arrived at an island massacre about an hour and a half after a gunman first opened fire, slowed because they didn't have quick access to …